Country Living is a state of mind

I've always wanted to live in the country but I knew I would miss the conveniences of the city. I always assumed it was either/or. That is, until I redefined my idea of country living. I now realize anyone can live country style, no matter how rural you are. Of course you have to be in a green belt in order to raise livestock, but country living is so much more than animals or farms.

Country living is all about families. It's about doing your own repairs and building. It's about planting a garden, making your own bread, or sewing your own clothes. Country living is about sitting on your front porch late at night eating home-made peach pie and listening to the tree frog's serenade. Country living is a state of mind.

There are no rules and no limitations as to how far you want to or can go with this lifestyle. And you can increase your "country-ness" gradually as you learn more ways to have fun and save money with this way of life.

It's been called a simple lifestyle, but it can be as involved as you want to make it. It may seem like a lot of work at first, but just like the process of building a puzzle, once you have the foundation the rest falls into place. Its the kind of hard work that keeps giving back rewards. If you're living country style its impossible to miss the roses others pass up and forget to smell.

Just because we live only ten miles from a major road that offers everything from movie theaters, malls and restaurants doesn't mean we aren't living country style, and if you have the desire , you can too. In our area, we can still raise small animals like rabbits , a few chickens for eggs, and a goat for milk.

Living Country style is also about saving money by doing it yourself. Whatever we can do ourselves, we do. Just about the only thing we do hire out is mechanical work on the truck and we still frequent many stores for clothes, groceries and luxury items. In time, I hope to lessen some of those bills as well.

So when you come to visit me, feel free to come bare-footed. I'll take you out to the garden to see what new thing has sprung up. By all means, bring the kids! They can catch tadpoles at the lake-- their muddy feet will wash. I can give you the recipe for my

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